Carolynn Sells
Carolynn Sells (born 6 May 1973 in Preston, Lancashire) is an English former road racer. She grew up around motorcycle racing, a sport her father Dave Sells took up when she was five years old. He began racing in the Manx Grand Prix when she was 12. She has stated that her sole purpose, when she began short circuit racing herself at the age of 27, was to obtain a National Race licence so she could race on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. The highlight of her racing career was winning the 2009 Ultralightweight Manx Grand Prix, making her the first and as of 2022, the only woman to win a solo race on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course, an achievement that earned her a Guinness World Record, and made her the Isle of Man Sportswoman of the Year 2009.
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Sells on the top step of the 2009 Ultra-Lightweight Manx Grand Prix Podium | |||||||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||||||
Born | Preston, Lancashire | 6 May 1973||||||||||
Current team | Retired | ||||||||||
Bike number | 13 (Manx Grand Prix), 113 (Irish Roads) | ||||||||||
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